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Hawkins v. Hawkins

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
May 11, 1983
430 So. 2d 1002 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

Opinion

No. 82-2329.

May 11, 1983.

Appeal from a non-final order from Circuit Court, Palm Beach County; Lewis Kapner, Judge.

Gary W. Roberts of Ricci Roberts, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Montgomery, Lytal, Reiter, Denney Searcy, P.A., and Barbara J. Compiani of Edna L. Caruso, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


In this appeal from an order of contempt, the appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and the lack of an affirmative finding of ability to pay. We find the evidence sufficient to sustain the order of contempt but agree with the appellant that the order does not contain the express findings required by Faircloth v. Faircloth, 339 So.2d 650 (Fla. 1976).

Accordingly, this cause is reversed and remanded with directions that the trial court make an express determination of appellant's ability to pay and set out the results of such a determination in any order of contempt predicated upon such determination.

ANSTEAD, BERANEK and HERSEY, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Hawkins v. Hawkins

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
May 11, 1983
430 So. 2d 1002 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)
Case details for

Hawkins v. Hawkins

Case Details

Full title:THOMAS J. HAWKINS, A/K/A T. JACK HAWKINS, APPELLANT, v. MARY HAWKINS…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: May 11, 1983

Citations

430 So. 2d 1002 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

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